After he vomited on passengers the travellers revolted and refused to let the plane fly

Single mother Katie said: “I was sat over the aisle from him and he was shouting about how he’d had a joint because he hated flying.

“He was loud, swearing and shouting out. Then he started retching by shoving his fingers down his throat.

“I was among many upset passengers who notified the cabin crew but they just ignored us. Then after a while he started throwing up on the floor. I was horrified.”

Katie and the other passengers repeatedly told cabin crew that he was being sick.

She said: “Where he had been sick they just covered it up with tissues. The smell was disgusting and he stank of booze.”

Katie said that instead of calling for help to remove the man from the airplane, staff actually allowed the plane to begin taxiing to the runway.

The mum, who works in a toy shop, says: “We all kicked off and started shouting at the crew that we didn’t want to fly with him on board. That’s the only reason they stopped because the whole plane was outraged.

“Staff eventually called for paramedics to come on board but they said to us that if we wanted him to get off then we would have to help remove him.

“Apparently it’s Spanish law that the crew can’t touch the passengers. They shouted out to see if there were any ‘big, strong men’ to help get the bloke off the plane.”

The drunk man and his friend were eventually removed and the flight left two hours later at 10.30am.

Katie said: “I’m supposed to go to Lanzarote in January but now I don’t want to. Staff didn’t care about the bloke or us. Although the flights will probably be cancelled by then anyway so I won’t have to worry. Ryanair are a joke.”

Ryanair said of the September 18 incident: “The crew of this flight from Barcelona to Liverpool requested medical assistance after a passenger became unwell and disruptive prior to departure.

“Once he was assisted by paramedics and removed from the aircraft, the flight departed safely to Liverpool.

“This is exactly why we are calling for significant changes to prohibit the sale of alcohol at airports, such as a two-drink limit per passenger and no alcohol sales before 10am.

“It’s incumbent on the airports to introduce these preventative measures to curb excessive drinking and the problems it creates, rather than allowing passengers to drink to excess before their flights.”